Conductor s registering trip-slip



(No Model.)

W. LIEBE? GONDUGTORS REGISTERING TRIP SLIP.

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Uitlaten STATES PATENT4 OFFICE..

HOSEA-V. LIBBEY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

CONDUCTORS REGISTERING TRIP-SLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 492,764, dated February28, 1893.

Application filed April 13,1891.

.To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HosnA W. LIBBEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in ConductorsTrip-Slips, of which the following, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a specification.

The object of my invention is to producea trip slip for street car andother conductors, that will accurately indicate the number of passengerscarried, and the invention consists of a strip of card board or othersuitable material having suitable divisions and numbers printed thereon,and a series of coupons attached thereto, and an explosive compoundinterposed between each coupon and the card board, so that when a couponis detached an alarm will be sounded as hereinafter fully described andpointed out in the claims. Referring to the accompanying drawings:Figure 1represents a front View of a slip embodying my invention, andshowing some of the coupons detached. Fig. 2-is a view of the back ofthe same. Fig. 8-is a View of one of the coupons detached.

A, represents a strip of card board or other suitable material, havingprinted thereon on one side a central line a, anda series of cross linesb, the spaces thus divided are numbered from l upward, and at the top ofthe strip is printed a sign to indicate the series, the year and thenumber of the register. To this strip of card board A, is attached anumber of coupons B, each bearing corresponding signs and numbers tothat at the top of the strip A, and the coupons are also consecutivelynumbered, and a corresponding number is printed on the card board A, inthe division formed by the lines a, b, so that when a coupon is detachedthe corresponding number of the coupon will be exposed on the cardboard.

The outer ends of the coupons B, project beyond the edge of the cardboard A, so that they can be taken hold of by the thumb and finger. Asmall piece of fulminating compound C, (shown in dotted lines) isinserted between each coupon B, and the card board A, and the couponsare attached to the card Serial No. 388.697. (No model.)

board by means of a strip of thin paper D, so that they can be readilydetached by pulling the projecting end of coupon when the thin paperwill give way. I prefer to print the amount of the fare upon the stripof thin paper so that when a coupon is detached the amount of fare willbe upon the paper that adheres to the coupon.

The conductor is supplied with one or more of the slips before he startson his trip and when he is paid a fare he detaches'one of the coupons B,by pulling on its outer edge, and as it is detached the fulminatingcompound explodes, thus giving notice to all in the car that a couponhas been detached, and at the same time the register shows that a farehas been taken by causing a mark as C', to appear on the face of thestrip A. The coupon is then handed to the passenger who `retains itWhile upon the car, and thus has proof that he has paid his fare. On theback of the card board the conductor writes his name, the date the slipWas used, the number of fares received and the number of trips he hasmade. After all the coupons have been detached the slip 4is returned tothe proper person and it then can be led for future reference ifrequired.

It will be seen thatby the employment of a slip of this construction itwould be practically impossible for a conductor to defraud the company,while each passenger is protected, and all question of a person havingpaid his fare Would be prevented, as each passenger would hold hiscoupon.

Of course the slip might be made Without` the employment of an explosivecompound.

What I claim isl. A conductors trip slip, consisting of a strip ofsuitable material, a number of coupons, detachably secured to thesurface thereof, adjacent to each other, said coupons being arrangedsubstantially edge to edge upon the strip, separate from each other,whereby they may be detached from the strip independently of each other,and a piece of fulminating material interposed between each coupon andthe strip, substantially as set forth.

2. A conductors trip slip consisting of a strip of card board or othersuitable material and a number of coupons detachably con- IOC) neotedthereto the ends of said coupons projeeting beyond the edges of saidstrip substantially as set forth.

3. A conduotors trip slip consisting of a strip of card board or othersuitable material having a suitable sign and number at its upper endconsecutive numbers on its face, cou pons attached to said strip andcovering said consecutive numbers and bearing'a similar number and alsoa sign and number corresponding to that at the head of the stripsubstantially as set forth.

4. A eonductors trip slip consisting of a strip of material the face ofwhich is pro-

